Directed by:
Peter FleischmannCast:
Reinhard Kolldehoff, Eberhard Junkersdorf, Vitus Zeplichal, Jane Seitz, Christoph Geraths, Michael BottPlots(1)
A small town in Germany in the early 70s. Hille, the son of the local preacher, tries for the second time to graduate high school. Despite sophisticated efforts at memorization, he knows he won't succeed this time either. At the same time other, more ominous problems occur: a choir girl thinks he impregnated her. His sister Dimuth, allegedly a successful model, returns from Rome followed by her pimp. The Silesian bell festival his father is planning threatens to become a political disaster. The impending doom spreads. Dimuth's former classmate Uli, an apprentice at the local sewage plant, discovered tumorous swans and dead fish in the river, then drowns mysteriously in its polluted waters. Two students hiding in the bell tower of the church plan a terror attack. (Filmfest München)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Cannes Film Festival
- 1972 - Peter Fleischmann (Grand Prix International du Festival (1964-1974))